I know this sub is no stranger to toxic
jobs, and I'm hoping for some things
that helped you all to get through
similar situations and into something
better. I'm also open to job
suggestions.
I work for a semi-large bank and I've
been there just over 2 months. Things
seemed great until I got a new manager
who heavily triggers my PTSD (caused
by a significant amount of childhood
abuse).
There's also been drama caused by a
coworker (we'll call him Bob) who
thinks he can boss people around and
has attempted to get another person
fired for being 5 minutes late once. He
also lied about being married to a Black
woman when a customer accused him
of racist behavior (“I'm not racist
because my wife's Black”). He’s also started treating me poorly too and I don’t know why.
I've brought up my concerns TWICE
about them both to my boss'
supervisor who dismissed me and tried
to frame me as a troublemaker who hasn’t given either of them a chance. I said they’re both triggering my PTSD and I was again dismissed. I even tried to talk to Bob in good faith about why his behavior towards me changed and he denied everything and acted like I was crazy for bringing it up.
This combined with rude and at times abusive customers has destroyed my mental health and I’m in the ER because of it. I’m trying to qualify for short term disability so I don’t lose my job and I can keep my insurance. But if that’s denied, I don’t know how to cope with this job until I can get something better.
All this to say I’d love some advice on how y’all have coped with shitty jobs until you can find something better. I’m already applying elsewhere and I’m working on getting a therapist. What advice do you have?